There are goldpoints to be earned in the hills and beach towns of California. Where is the Value in Chain Hotels? During the TBEX 2012 conference last weekend at Keystone, Colorado I spoke with many people who told me they do not see much value in hotel loyalty programs. Almost everyone said frequent flyer programs…

One of the strategies for saving money on hotels is to sign up for weekly discount offers from the hotel chains. Marriott eBreaks is one of the better weekly emails for weekend stay hotel rate discounts based on my observations over the past few years. The eBreaks discount rates for this weekend’s participating hotels are…

Starwood Hotels RockStar Yourself is a photo contest promotion you can enter up until June 17 for a chance to win and see Bruce Springsteen July 14 at the Hyde Park Concert on a 3-Day VIP trip to London. http://www.spgrockstaryourself.com/

Club Carlson 3-Day Sale offers 25% off Best Available Rates for stays from June 13 to June 30, 2012. These rates are available at select hotels for bookings made by 11:59pm CT Friday, June 15, 2012. As with the last Club Carlson 30% off sale that ended June 12, this new 3-Day Sale offer allows…

Best Western Rewards summer offer is a free night certificate after three stays from June 17 to August 19, 2012. There is a one free night certificate limit per member. Free night voucher expires January 31, 2013. Best Western Rewards promotion registration is required prior to your stays. This promotion is limited to residents of…

For about 15 years Dar Williams has been on my bucket list of musicians I would like to hear play live. Thursday night, June 14, Dar Williams will perform a free show at the Aloft Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Aloft Hotels offer a 10 show music series this season sponsored by Paste Magazine.

Travel website wild-about-travel.com currently is running a travel photo contest with a prize of 10,000 SPG points. The contest started June 7 and closes June 17, 2012. You may submit three travel photos. Looks to me like there are only 5 entries at the time writing. The winner will be announced June 19, 2012. How…

Vacation Pay is an offer for a $75 Prepaid MasterCard for staying any two consecutive nights on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday weekend between May 14 and September 3, 2012. This offer is for InterContinental Hotel Group stays worldwide in seven brands: InterContinental Hotels and InterContinental Alliance Resorts, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel…

What is happening at Hyatt Hotels? Hyatt Gold Passport has been out of Loyalty Traveler blog posts most of the past month. And it just isn’t me without much interest in the program lately. The FlyerTalk thread “Current Hyatt Promotions” most recent post is two weeks ago. Basically Hyatt Gold Passport just seems boring lately…

There are 17 New York area Starwood Hotels where you might be able to score a free night this summer with a successful Best Rate Guarantee claim from June 4 to September 3, 2012. This a promotional offer for select hotels in the New York area. The normal Starwood Hotels Best Rate Guarantee policy provides…